In this episode we bring you our first live fire and slow motion footage! Matt had the opportunity to fire a British L2A3 Sterling submachine gun and Vic captured some great video. The Sterling was adopted by the British military in 1954 and standardised as the L2A3 in 1956. The gun featured in t...

In this episode Vic examines an interesting Browning Automatic Rifle, chambered in .303 and built off a Colt M1925 receiver, of a similar pattern to those tested by the British Army during the 1920s.

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**Technical Note** Sadly, while filming Vic's radio mic suffered some interference and the auto for the video was lost. Murphy's law in action. In its place Vic has done his best with an overdub. This week we bring you the last in our series on the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle Program. Vic tak...

In this episode Vic takes a look at Steyr's entry into the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle Program. This is part of our series on the ACR rifles, be sure to check out the videos on the others. The Steyr ACR was one of four entries that took part in US military trials during the late 1980s to find...

In this episode Vic takes a look at the AAI Corporation's entry into the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle Program. This is part of our series on the ACR rifles, be sure to check out the videos on the others. The AAI ACR was one of four entries that took part in US military trials during the late 1...

Last summer Matt had the chance to visit the vast Fortalesa Isabel II, which was built to defend the port of Mahon on the island of Menorca. One of the fort's most impressive sights is its huge 15 inch gun battery. The battery was established in 1932, the massive guns were made by Vickers and cou...

In this episode Vic takes a look at the Singaporean Ultimax 100 Mk3, a magazine-fed light machine gun. Designed by Jim Sullivan, of M16 and Ruger Mini-14 fame, the Ultimax has been in continuous production since the early 1980s. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com/2018/02/03/ultimax-...

In this episode Matt takes a look at an Australia's last general issue submachine gun, the F1. Taking cues from both the Australian Owen Gun and the British Sterling submachine gun, the F1 is a fascinating but relatively unknown Cold War submachine gun. Check out our website https://armourersbenc...

In this episode Matt takes a look at an interesting hybrid Sten gun that takes parts from both the MkII and MkIII. It's origins are uncertain but it seems to have been an interesting project gun. This gun may be related to the T42 Sten prototype, part of the Sten MkIV development program. Check o...

In this episode Matt takes a quick look at a more modern weapon, H&K's 5.56x45mm carbine - the HK53. Featuring the obligatory 'HK slap'. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com/2017/12/13/heckler-koch-hk53/ for an in-depth article on the HK53! If you enjoy our work please consider su...

In this episode Matt takes a look at a rarely seen South American submachine gun, the FAMAE PAF. The PAF was FAMAE's first attempt at submachine gun production, they chose an excellent weapon to copy, basing the PAF on the British Sterling Mk4 (L2A3). Check out our website https://armourersbench....

Vic kicks off his series looking at the US Army's ACR trials rifles with a look at not one but two versions of Heckler & Koch's advanced caseless ammunition assault rifle - the G11. We'll be delving into the G11's insanely intricate and wonderfully complex action in later videos! Check out our we...

In this slightly rough and ready video Matt looks at the history of the formidable American M45 Quadmount. Boasting 4 .50 calibre Browning Heavy Machine Guns the M45 was designed for anti-aircraft duties but often found itself engaging ground targets. Production Note: This video is a little rough...

In this video Matt looks at the history of Australia's attempt to improve the British STEN gun - the AUSTEN. Despite efforts to improve on the austere STEN, the Australian Army quickly discovered their other indigenous design, the Owen Machine Carbine, was superior. Production Note: This video is...

In this video Matt takes a look at the extremely rare Maxim-Tokarev Light Machine Gun. Less than 10,000 of these early Soviet light machine guns are believed to have been made. They were quickly replaced by the DP-28 but saw action during the Spanish and Chinese Civil Wars. Matt stumbled across t...

In this video Vic takes a look at a fascinating footnote in British machine gun design. The X11 was developed by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the mid-1950s. The X11 went up against a number of other GPMG and eventually lost out to the FN MAG which was adopted as the L7. Check out ou...

In this video Matt takes a look at an early breech loader made by gunsmith Durs Egg, based on Giuseppe Crespi's action. We examine how the action worked, the weapon's unusual bayonet and some of the history behind the weapon. Check out our website https://armourersbench.com for an in-depth articl...

Welcome to our new project, we're going to be looking at some rare and fascinating firearms. Filmed in June 2017. Check out https://armourersbench.com/ for more information! If you enjoy our work please consider supporting us via Patreon, TAB is a viewer supported channel and...

In this video we talk to Danny Michael, curator of the Cody Firearms Museum, about the mysterious Burton Machine Rifle - our own research into the rifle and how it links to the republishing of some important, out of print volumes of the ARMAX journal.

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This week Russian company Android Technology unveiled their version of the Switchblade 300 loitering munition. The BAS-80 is a small kamikaze drone with a 500g warhead. It is reportedly now being tested in Ukraine in small numbers.

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